Top 10 Happiest Facts
Some facts do not just make you think. They give your brain a little confetti cannon. That is the charm of a truly happy fact. It sneaks up on you in the middle of a long day, taps you on the shoulder, and says, "Here, have something nice for once." In a world full of alerts, bills, awkward emails, and news that makes your eyebrows climb into your hairline, a small piece of cheerful trivia can feel absurdly powerful.
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The last man to walk on the Moon wrote his daughter's initials in the lunar dust
That's quite thoughtful of him. I said "thoughtful" mostly to break the "sweet" trend, although I don't disagree. I'm just not the kind of guy who'd say something is sweet. Maybe it's just me, but that sounds way too girly for a dude to say.
Aw, that was so sweet of him.
Aw, well, isn't that sweet?
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The voice actors for Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse got married in real life
I already knew this. I think it is so sweet!
Wow, that would be so romantic.
Oh my goodness, that's so sweet!
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Smiling uses fewer muscles than frowning
Often enough, I don't do either and just have a pretty neutral face as far as emotion goes, but it's nice to know it's easier to smile than frown.
Affirmative. It takes 43 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile.
That proves that you should smile more!
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Sea otters sometimes hold paws while resting so they do not drift apart
Smiles in awe. LOL
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2013 was the first year since 1987 to have four different digits
I loved this fact, and the entire list was awesome. And I mean it, Emerald! God bless!
The only thing I know is that 2013 was the best year of my life, along with 2014.
I never noticed that. That's cool.
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Blind people smile
Well, I mean, you don't have to see to smile or be happy. There are many wonders in life to make you smile, with or without sight.
I guess you don't have to actually see to know when you feel like smiling. Happiness is an emotion, not a function.
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We are all alive
Yep. Good thing I'm here!
Alive, good. Dead, bad.
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Turritopsis dohrnii can repeatedly revert to an earlier life stage, making it biologically immortal
They keep reproducing themselves, repeating their stages. How amazing!
It can turn itself back into the polyp stage in times of stress.
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The sun returns every morning and is a symbol of hope
I like the idea of this. It gives you the will to get up every morning and face what life is about to throw at you.
Thank you for this one. Here comes the sun, and I say, "It's alright!"
Technically, the sun never leaves in the first place, but I get the general idea.
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When a man raised a lion cub in the 1960s but later had to let it go, the lion hugged him when they met again
I heard about that in science class, and we watched a video. I almost cried!
That's so unnatural, but so kind.
Wow. This is amazing and sad.
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When play-fighting, dogs often sneeze to signal that the interaction is friendly
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In the Milky Way, there may be as many as 40 billion Earth-size planets in habitable zones
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Some birds adjust when they take off near roads with higher speed limits
Even if car drivers do not!